Ben Duckett says he will prove the selectors were right to put their faith in youth by handing him and teenager Haseeb Hameed their first senior England call-ups.

Dashing young batsman Duckett insists he will still take on the bowlers with his powerful stroke-play this winter after getting the nod in both the one-dayers and Test squads to visit Bangladesh next month.

At 21, he has been a star across all formats this summer as part of the Northants T20 Blast winning side and the England Lions, while 19-year-old Hameed joins him in the Test squad after scoring more than 1,200 Championship runs.

“It definitely hasn’t sunk in yet,” said Duckett.

Duckett got some big scores for the England Lions this summer, including a double-ton vs Sri Lanka A (Image: Getty)

“I’m not really too sure what to think, but I’m very happy. I’m over the moon with the way the summer has gone, especially for Northants.

“I feel ready and I’ll always back myself in whatever situation I’m put in. I think the spinning conditions will suit me so I’m going to try to be as confident as I can be and play the way I’ve played throughout the summer when I’m there.

“It shows they are putting faith in young players and rewarding them for their success. I’ve known Haseeb for a few years now and he’s a very good player.”

Hameed, dubbed ‘baby Boycott’ because of his solid technique and love of lengthy innings’ like Yorkshire and England legend Geoffrey, is favourite to become captain Alastair Cook’s ninth opening partner in the last four years.

That would make him the nation's youngest Test cricketer since Ben Hollioake in 1997.

“I’m absolutely delighted to have got the call,” said Hameed. “There’s a lot of emotion coming together and this in an absolute high.

Lancashire's Hameed is in line to be the latest opening partner for skipper Cook... (Image: Getty)

...and if 'Baby Boycott' does just half as well as the original, he won't have done too badly (Image: Action Images)

“It’s amazing how quickly things happen and there’s no barrier to achieving your goals. It is nice to see the selectors putting their faith in a 19-year-old and it’s good to see the youth of English cricket coming through.

“I’ll take the title ‘Baby Boycott.’ He was one of my dad’s idols because he was confident in his defensive technique.”

Cook will head out early to Bangladesh to train with the ODI squad before returning home for the birth of his second child.

He should make it back in time for the first Test, which begins on October 20, but Duckett and Hameed could yet start together if he is delayed.

There was also room for a player right at the other end of the age spectrum, with 38-year-old off-spinner Gareth Batty picked as one of four spinners in the Test squad along with Surrey left-arm team-mate Zafar Ansari.

Surrey's Batty (right) is back as one of a quarter of spinners in the Test squad (Image: Getty)

But it is the youthful look of the touring parties that catches the eye, with Ben Stokes set to take on a leadership role as vice-captain in the ODI side.

“Ben is taking a leading role more and more in both forms of the game,” said national selector James Whitaker. “He is an astute reader of the game, and a very astute motivator of other players around him.

“I expect Eoin Morgan to come back as captain in India [where England play three ODIs and three T20 internationals after Christmas].”